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02 May

NEVER TIDY UP––It’s Dangerous to Your Health

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I’m not sure which god––or demon––led me to it, but I just happened to pick up a newspaper article (from the Parade magazine, I think) that talked about the joy of tidying up. I don’t know what possessed me, but I decided that the stack of greeting cards that had piled up on my piano for the past several Christmases and birthdays should be looked at again, with a view to keeping ones with addresses I might need or photographs…..

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25 Apr

Guerrilla Tactics in a Small War (or How to Have a Successful Book Launch)

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Lilac Crazy 1 Recently, I read an article that discussed “guerilla tactics” for successful book launches. I’m sure you’re familiar with most of the tactics: use traditional media outlets, but also reach out to social media; offer discounts and relate the launch to special events; and especially, do what you do best.

A friend of mine, Dottie Dettmering, who is 95 years…..

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26 Mar

Cook a Book With These Ingredients for Success

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I belong to several different writers’ groups. Some people might think I suffer from a form of overkill. But I believe each group offers a different perspective on the writing life, and that I can benefit from them all as I seek to achieve my dream of SUCCESS as an author.

One group is made up of seven women, “girls who just wanna have fun.” We have been collectively writing a novel, one chapter at a time, one writer at…..

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05 Mar

I Know What I Know and It IS So!

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You know that old saying: “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you in trouble––it’s what you know that ain’t so.”

Those of you who know me well know that I am actually shy (unless I’m on stage), and I hesitate to say something for certain unless I feel very strongly about the veracity of my thoughts. In other words, I hesitate to say anything unless I know for certain that it “IS so.” Even then, I’m often…..

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28 Feb

How My Heaven Will Be

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The following item was written by Sheila Lester, a member of my writers critique group, The Scribblers. I think many of us have experienced something similar…unless we’re under age 21.

When I die, my idea of Heaven will be a place that is NOT filled with any electronic, electrical, mechanical, technical, or any other kind of “ical” or “nic” items. I do not want to see, hear, touch, smell, or taste anything that has to do with The Web, The…..

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26 Feb

How Writing a Book Is Like Latch-Hooking a Rug

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A book is usually made up of 60,000 to 100,000 words recorded on paper or in a digital storage device, with one word following another in such a way that the whole makes a sensible, entertaining, enlightening whole. If you’re lucky, you’ll finish the thing after a year or so and people will want to pay good money for the end product. And then, with high expectations, you’ll start to write another one.

Rug

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15 Feb

Buying A Book

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Buying a Book

i saw this posted on Facebook, and I just had to share it. Of course, when a person buys MY book, “D Is For Dysfunctional…and Doo Wop,” he or she is really buying my entire life, because I didn’t leave out very much––only the dull parts.

I’m almost ready to publish another book, “Doo Wops in…..

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31 Jan

There’s Always Something To Write About

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One of my dear friends, Dottie Dettmering, is 95 years young, and a member of my writers critique group, The Scribblers. The group meets in a local retirement community, and we’ve been asked to write an article for the community’s newsletter each month. Dot submitted an essay she had written a few years ago, entitled “There’s Always Something To Write About.” I’ve included the item below, for your enjoyment. But…watch for a “surprise” at the end: –––––––––– I had gone…..

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10 Jan

Ladies, We’ve Been Doing This All Wrong

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This post is written by guest blogger, Sheila Lester

I was checking Facebook the other day, and on my homepage an item attracted my attention. I knew I must share it with you, my friends.

Keeping abreast (an accidental play-on-words) of the latest hairstyles, make-up trends, and fashion has always been of interest to me. Sadly, I don’t emulate what I see happening. Capri pants and T-shirts are my main costume. Comfort is my mantra. Somewhere in the back of…..

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08 Jan

What a Day for a Birthday!

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I woke up this morning with my clock radio playing Porgy and Bess on KBAQ radio, one of the few remaining classical radio stations in the country. This stunning recording seemed a great way to start my 76th year–with beautiful music!

Then, I tried to get up. Owwww! My hips hurt, my back ached, my legs seemed to be made of limp spaghetti. When I finally got out of bed, I had to wait for a moment until I…..

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